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A Shaker Gift Song. Frank Ticheli. Grade 2.

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'N Shaker Gift Song. Frank Ticheli. Graad 2.

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A Shaker Gift Song composed by Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands. Grade 2. Conductor Full Score. Duration 2. 15. Published by Manhattan Beach Music. MH.0-931329-98-1. ISBN 0-931329-98-1. Younger bands for whom "Simple Gifts. Four Shaker Songs" is too ambitious now have a new alternative - this affordable, separate publication of the simple hymn is the third movement of the larger work. This is music of dignity and lyrical grace - quite an outstanding Shaker melody. The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as "Shaking Quakers" because of the passionate shaking that would occur during their religious services, they were viewed as radicals, and their members were sometimes harassed and even imprisoned by the English. One of those imprisoned, Ann Lee, was named official leader of the church upon her release in 1772. Two years later, driven by her vision of a holy sanctuary in the New World, she led a small group of followers to the shores of America where they founded a colony in rural New York. The Shakers were pacifists who kept a very low profile, and their membership increased only modestly during the decades following their arrival. At their peak in the 1830's, there were some 6,000 members in nineteen communities interspersed between Maine and Kentucky. Soon after the Civil War their membership declined dramatically. Their practice of intense simplicity and celibacy accounts for much of their decline. Today there is only one active Shaker community remaining, the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine. The Shakers were known for their architecture, crafts, furniture, and perhaps most notably, their songs. Shaker songs were traditionally sung in unison without instrumental accompaniment. Singing and dancing were vital components of Shaker worship and everyday life. Over 8,000 songs in some 800 songbooks were created, most of them during the 1830's to 1860's in Shaker communities throughout New England. THE CREATION OF A SHAKER GIFT SONG A Shaker Gift Song is a separate publication of the third song from Simple Gifts. Four Shaker Songs. The idea for separately publishing this movement came from a middle school band director, who thought it ideal for Grade 2 bands. It is based on the Shaker lullaby, "Here Take This Lovely Flower," found in Dorothy Berliner Commin's extraordinary collection, Lullabies of the World, and in Daniel W. Patterson's monumental collection, The Shaker Spiritual. This song is an example of the phenomenon of the gift song, music received from spirits by Shaker mediums while in trance. Although the Shakers practiced celibacy, there were many children in their communities, including the children of recent converts as well as orphans whom they took in. Like many Shaker songs, this lullaby embodies the Shakers' ideal of childlike simplicity. PERFORMANCE NOTES. Begin the movement with a full, connected, rich sound, giving way to a sweeter, gentler sound at measure 9. In measures 4 and 12, the second and third clarinets and tenor saxophone have dotted quarter notes, the first of which is an appoggiatura to the second. Stress the dissonance. the first dotted quarter note. and diminuendo into the resolution. the second dotted quarter note. In the canon of measures 17 to 24, the flutes and oboe should be in equal balance with the imitating clarinets. In my conducting of this work, I have found that the penultimate measure is best conducted in six, which affords the greatest control of the ritardando. -Frank Ticheli Ensemble instrumentation. 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2, 2 Oboe, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Bb Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 3 F Horn, 3 Trombone 1, 3 Trombone 2, 2 Euphonium B.C., 2 Euphonium T.C., 4 Tuba, 2 Percussion 1, 2 Percussion 2.

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A Shaker Gift Song saamgestel deur Frank Ticheli. Konsert orkes. Geskik vir middel van die skool en die hoërskool bands. Graad 2. Dirigent Volle telling. Duur 2. 15. Gepubliseer deur Manhattan Beach Music. MH.0-931329-98-1. ISBN 0-931329-98-1. Jonger bands vir wie "Simple Gifts. Vier Shaker Songs "is nou te ambisieus het 'n nuwe alternatief - hierdie bekostigbare, aparte publikasie van die eenvoudige lied is die derde beweging van die groter werk. Dit is musiek van waardigheid en liriese genade - nogal 'n uitstaande Shaker melodie. Die Shakers was 'n godsdienstige sekte wat versplinter uit 'n Quaker gemeenskap in die middel van die 1700's in Manchester, Engeland. Bekend as spottend as "skud Quakers" as gevolg van die passievolle skudding wat sal plaasvind tydens hul godsdienstige dienste, is hulle beskou as radikale, en hul lede is soms geteister en selfs in die tronk deur die Engelse. Een van die gevangenes, Ann Lee, is op haar vrylating vernoem amptelike leier van die kerk in 1772. Twee jaar later, gedryf deur haar visie van 'n heilige tempel in die Nuwe Wêreld, het sy vir 'n klein groepie volgelinge aan die oewers van Amerika, waar hulle 'n kolonie gestig in landelike New York. Die Shakers was pasifiste wat 'n baie lae profiel gehou, en hul lidmaatskap het slegs 'n beskeie gedurende die dekades ná hul aankoms. By hul hoogtepunt in die 1830's, was daar 'n paar 6000 lede in negentien gemeenskappe afgewissel tussen Maine en Kentucky. Kort nadat die burgeroorlog hul lidmaatskap dramaties afgeneem. Hul praktyk van intense eenvoud en selibaatheid is verantwoordelik vir baie van hul afname. Vandag is daar net een aktiewe Shaker gemeenskap bly, het die Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine. Die Shakers is bekend vir hul argitektuur, handwerk, meubels, en miskien veral, hul liedjies. Shaker songs is tradisioneel gesing in harmonie sonder instrumentale begeleiding. Sang en dans is noodsaaklik komponente van Shaker aanbidding en die alledaagse lewe. Meer as 8000 liedjies in sowat 800 liedere bundels geskep is, die meeste van hulle in die 1830's tot 1860's in Shaker gemeenskappe in New England. Die skepping van 'n SHAKER GIFT liedjie is 'n Shaker Gift Song is 'n afsonderlike publikasie van die derde lied van Simple Gifts. Vier Shaker Songs. Die idee afsonderlik publiseer hierdie beweging kom uit 'n middel van die skool orkes direkteur, wat gedink het dit ideaal vir Graad 2 bands. Dit is gebaseer op die Shaker lullaby, "Hier Neem hierdie pragtige Flower," wat in Dorothy Berliner commin se buitengewone versameling, Lullabies van die wêreld, en in Daniel W. Patterson se monumentale versameling, Die Shaker Geestelike. Hierdie lied is 'n voorbeeld van die verskynsel van die gawe lied, musiek ontvang van geeste deur Shaker mediums terwyl in 'n beswyming. Hoewel die Shakers beoefen selibaatheid, was daar baie kinders in hul gemeenskappe, insluitende die kinders van die onlangse bekeerlinge sowel as weeskinders wie hulle het in. Soos baie Shaker songs, hierdie lullaby verpersoonlik die Shakers "ideale van kinderlike eenvoud. PRESTASIE AANTEKENINGE. Begin om die beweging met 'n volledige, verbind, ryk klank, en gee pad na 'n soeter, sagter klank op maat 9. In maatreëls 4 en 12, die tweede en derde klarinet en saxofoon het stippellyn kwartaal notas, waarvan die eerste is 'n appoggiatura na die tweede. Beklemtoon die onenigheid. die eerste kwartaal stippellyn noot. en diminuendo in die resolusie. die tweede kwartaal stippellyn noot. In die kanon van maatreëls 17-24, moet die fluit en hobo in gelyke balans met die navolg klarinette wees. In my afneem van hierdie werk, het ek gevind dat die voorlaaste maatstaf is die beste gedoen in ses, wat die grootste beheer van die ritardando bied. Frank-Ticheli Ensemble instrumentasie. 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2, 2 hobo, 4 Bb Klarinet 1, 4 Bb Klarinet 2, 4 Bb Klarinet 3, 2 Bb basklarinet, 2 Fagot, 3 Eb altsaxofoon 1, 3 Eb altsaxofoon 2, 2 Bb saxofoon , 1 Eb Bariton saxofoon, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 3 F Horn, 3 tromboon 1, 3 tromboon 2, 2 Eufonium BC, 2 Eufonium TC, 4 Tuba, 2 Perkussie 1, 2 Perkussie 2.